Result of AGM

RNS Number : 7462X

Tesco PLC

27 June 2008

 

Tesco PLC

27 June 2008

Tesco Plc - Results of AGM 

All resolutions proposed at the Annual General Meeting of the Company held on 27 June 2008 were passed by shareholders, with the exception of resolution number 17, Requisitionists's resolution which the board of directors recommended was voted against.

Tesco Plc Annual General Meeting Poll Results

		For	Against	Withheld	Total
01	Receive Directors' Report and Accounts	4,825,846,899	12,005,955	8,742,044	4,846,594,898
02	Approve the Director's Remuneration Report	4,243,939,863	308,775,493	293,897,973	4,846,613,329
03	Declare a final dividend	4,843,910,327	151,285	2,590,033	4,846,651,645
04	Re-elect Mr Charles Allen as director	4,589,047,671	193,846,655	62,960,495	4,845,854,821
05	Re-elect Dr Harald Einsmann as director	4,588,882,431	194,600,394	63,110,872	4,846,593,697
06	Re-elect Mr Rodney Chase as director	4,722,798,193	118,062,976	5,737,811	4,846,598,980
07	Re-elect Ms Karen Cook as director	4,749,514,749	91,547,801	5,538,360	4,846,600,910
08	Re-elect Sir Terry Leahy as director	4,708,604,060	88,879,957	49,112,831	4,846,596,848
09	Re-elect Mr Tim Mason as a director	4,733,374,876	61,521,836	51,705,414	4,846,602,126
10	Re-appoint the auditors	4,755,666,562	45,196,587	45,721,465	4,846,584,614
11	Set the auditors' remuneration	4,810,626,655	30,625,873	4,755,702	4,846,008,230
12	Authorise the directors to allot shares	4,822,881,947	21,087,162	2,610,345	4,846,579,454
13	Disapply pre-emption rights	4,810,672,583	28,285,273	7,666,973	4,846,624,829
14	Authorise the Company to purchase its own shares	4,841,080,537	3,046,489	1,955,958	4,846,082,984
15	Authorise political donations by the Company and its subsidiaries	4,601,931,732	129,394,606	115,268,597	4,846,594,935
16	Authorise the adoption of new articles of association	4,701,291,036	71,893,152	73,417,204	4,846,601,392
17	Requisitionists' resolution	438,902,527	4,000,988,241	480,040,836	4,919,931,604

Results of the poll can also be viewed on the Company's website: http://www.investorcentre.tescoplc.com/plc/ir/shareholder_info/agm/ 

*Please note a 'vote withheld' is not a vote under English law and is not counted in the calculation of votes 'for' and 'against' a resolution.

Shares in issue: 7,854,301,493

Enquiries:                      J Lloyd

                                    Company Secretary

                                    Tesco plc

                                    Delamare Road

                                    Cheshunt

                                    Hertfordshire

                                    EN8 9SL

                                    Tel. [phone]

 

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